Kyphosus elegans
| Kyphosus elegans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Kyphosinae |
| Genus: | Kyphosus |
| Species: | K. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Kyphosus elegans (W. K. H. Peters, 1869)[1] | |
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Kyphosus elegans, the Cortez sea chub or Cortez chub, or in Spanish Chopa, Chopa de Cortés, Hacha or Palma, is a species of sea chubs found in the Eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. It is a minor commercial fish.
It is the host of several ectoparasites such as Caligus chamelensis, C. latigenitalis, C. mutabilis or C. serratus.
See also
References
- ↑ Über neue oder weniger bekannte Fische des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. Peters W. (C. H.), 1869, Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1869, pages 703-711
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